Nesimi (1973)

Original title

Nəsimi

Directed by

Hasan Seyidbeyli

Genre

drama film, period drama film, biographical film, historical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Soviet biopic follows Imadaddin Nasimi, a prominent Azerbaijani philosopher and poet. It depicts his life and work across multiple historical locations.

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What happens

Nesimi (Azerbaijani: Nəsimi) is a Soviet biopic film shot in Baku, Absheron, Gobustan, Nakhichevan, Shamakhi (Azerbaijan), Bukhara, Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Halab, Damascus (Syria) in 1973. Screenplay was written by Isa Huseynov. Directed by Hasan Seyidbeyli, this film is in history drama genre depicting the life of a prominent Azerbaijani philosopher and poet, Imadaddin Nasimi. The film is considered one of the best Azerbaijani movies in historical genre produced during Soviet times. After this debut in a big movie, the actor in the leading role, Rasim Balayev became a notable actor after this movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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